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Max’s Restaurant Opens in North York, Ontario
2022-04-07
PR-2022-12
Toronto, 05 April 2022 – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto would like to inform that CHED Chairman J. Prospero E. De Vera III and Consul General Orontes V. Castro were the guests of honor on the opening of the Max’s Restaurant in Sheppard Avenue West, North York, Ontario on 01 April 2022. The opening also coincided with the launch of the month-long Filipino Restaurant Month, a common cultural calendar led by the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary and PDOT-San Francisco, with the support of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa and the Philippine Consulates General in Vancouver and Toronto.
The new Max’s Restaurant is a Filipino-Canadian owned business and is located in North York, Ontario, a popular destination for new immigrants in Canada and one of the most diverse and multicultural areas in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The franchise owner is Mr. Clyde Pacis, Filipino-Canadian who also owns the franchise for another two Max’s Restaurants in the Cities of Vaughan and Markham.
It has been observed that Filipinos are not only the present customers of Max’s Restaurant in the Greater Toronto Area and the Cities of Vaughan and Markham, but there is also a growing number of customers from other ethnic backgrounds and mainstream Canadians. Mr. Pacis said that he is thankful for the support from the Philippine Consulate General and the Filipino-Canadian community.
In his brief remarks, Consul General Castro highlighted the significance of the entrepreneurship spirit of those behind Filipino-owned businesses such as the Max’s Restaurant to become role model for growing population of Filipinos in the Provinces of Ontario and Manitoba to also start their own businesses. These Filipino-owned businesses also greatly contribute to the Philippine economy as they employ employees from the Philippines. Mr. Pacis informed that his employees are mostly of Filipino descent. END-